cauline
adjective
cauline is spelled C-A-U-L-I-N-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cauline means “Growing immediately on a caulis, the main stem of a plant; of or pertaining to a caulis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cauline?
| Letters | 7: C-A-U-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cauline?
Cauline appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does cauline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Growing immediately on a caulis, the main stem of a plant; of or pertaining to a caulis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cauline in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense growing immediately on a caulis; of or pertaining to a caulis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | caulinar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cauline come from?
From caulis + -ine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).